L’IRC recrute un responsable du développement des affaires et des entreprises – Projet RE:BUILD, Kampala, Ouganda

Requête nº: req17435

Intitulé de poste: Business and Enterprise Development Manager – RE:BUILD Project

Secteur d’activité: Relance économique et moyens de subsistance

Type de contrat: Régulier

Taux d’occupation: Plein temps

Ouvert aux expatriés: Non

Lieu de travail: Kampala, Uganda

Descriptif du poste

Organisation Description

Job Overview and Summary

Scope of work

Duties and responsibilities

• Project Implementation

  • Liaise and collaborate with KCCA, banks, CBOs, refugee-led organizations (RLOs), business incubation centers, mentors, training institutions, private sector and other project partners for smooth implementation of the project.
  • Develop and sustain relationships with private and public enterprises and associations, NGOs, and bilateral and multilateral organizations that offer employment and/or support self-employment of refugees and vulnerable individuals in Kampala.
  • Develop and sustain relationships with financial institutions that provide or could arrange financial products for refugees, vulnerable individuals and/ or their groups.
  • Participate and advise on enterprise and business selection, provide insight into product development and competitive positioning of businesses.
  • Work with the M&E and research team to conduct market research to identify new business and market opportunities.
  • Develop proposals for existing and new businesses to reduce their costs, improve their profitability and design strategies for business growth.
  • Assist RE:BUILD beneficiaries who are entrepreneurs look for formal and informal markets for their products and services as well source for appropriate and affordable inputs for their businesses
  • Provide coaching and training to staff and clients. 
  • Provide financial literacy and business development trainings. 

• Reporting

  • Develop and submit monthly work plans to RE:BUILD Project Manager for review. 
  • Ensure that the monthly work plans are cognizant of the project work plan, indicator tracking sheet and spending plan 
  • Ensure all project activities under her/his control are completed within agreed timelines and ensure anticipated delays are communicated in time.
  • Effectively track all program procurements for her/his team ensuring advance requisition are done and submitted to the supply chain department in time to avoid implementation delays.

• Budget utilization

  • Participate in monthly review spending plan meetings led by the Project Manager or ERD Coordinator where need be.
  • Participate in budget realignment discussions where necessary. 
  • Review activity specific budgets for his/her team for example trainings and ensure there is value for money. 

• Human resources administration and management 

  • Participate in the recruitment and orientation of new officers.
  • Cultivate spirit of cohesion, teamwork, professionalism and mutual respect amongst Re:BUILD team members.

• Coordination and representation

  • Conduct courtesy visits to the offices of OPM, KCCA, Kampala City Divisions’ Chairpersons, ILO, UNCHR, WFP, other NGOs and collaborating partners. 
  • Attend Steering Review Group (SRG) meetings and ensure that the written summary report to be presented is reviewed by the RE:BUILD Project Manager two days prior to the meeting and also ensure documentation and share key issues from the meeting with the Project Manager on the same day of meeting. 
  • Collaborate effectively with other RE: BUILD departments and IRCs sectors and departments while receiving and providing technical assistance when needed.

Profil

• A minimum of a University degree in Business Management or Administration, Marketing, business development, SMEs, local economic development and related fields is essential; specialized training in project management or monitoring and evaluation is an added advantage. 
• At least three years’ experience in implementing livelihoods and business development projects; with good aptitude of logical framework approach; experience with household income growth strategies

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent networking and liaison skills ;
• Strong computer and analytical report writing skills ;
• Alert in regards to security and detail oriented ;
• Good knowledge of the low-income residential areas of Kampala City will be an added advantage ;
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and management skills ;
• Exceptional negotiation and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work in a team

Please note: Deadline for receiving applications is July 2^nd 2021.

The IRC and IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.

All staff, regardless of role, are required to create a culture of client responsiveness by requesting and using client feedback data to make decisions. In addition, all staff are expected to demonstrate inclusiveness when making programmatic decisions and working with clients, partners and colleagues from diverse backgrounds. You can read more about the IRC’s commitment to client responsiveness here: https://www.rescue.org/resource/client-responsiveness-introduction-and-faq (https://www.rescue.org/resource/client-responsiveness-introduction-and-faq) 

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.